1966 VFL Semi Final 1: Geelong v Essendon

This is the match report for the match played on 3 September 1966 between Geelong and Essendon in the first semi final of the 1966 VFL season. Geelong hosted Essendon at MCG. Graham Farmer captained the hosts. Ken Fraser captained the visitors with Johnny Birt as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Peter Pianto and the visitors were coached by John Coleman.

Geelong
G. Farmer (capt.), A. Barr, W. Closter, J. Devine, C. Eales, B. Goggin, R. Hosking, A. Lord, D. Marshall, K. Newland, S. Newman, T. Polinelli, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Sharrock, A. Teasdale, P. Vinar, D. Wade, P. Walker, R. West

Essendon
K. Fraser (capt.), J. Birt (vice-capt.), G. Brown, J. Clarke, B. Davis, K. Egan, A. Epis, T. Fordham, J. Forsyth, D. Gerlach, G. Gosper, D. McKenzie, H. Mitchell, A. Noonan, C. Payne, I. Payne, G. Pryor, D. Shaw, J. Somerville, J. Williams

Geelong (12.14.86) were defeated by Essendon (15.6.96).

Goalkickers
Geelong: A. Lord (3), K. Newland (2), S. Newman (2), B. Ryan (2), D. Wade (2), J. Sharrock
Essendon: J. Clarke (3), D. Shaw (3), J. Birt (2), T. Fordham (2), I. Payne (2), K. Fraser, G. Gosper, J. Somerville

As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 4th overall) and Essendon faced St Kilda in the preliminary final.

Match Details

Season: 1966 VFL Season
Round: Semi Final 1
Teams: Geelong v Essendon
Date: Saturday 3 September 1966
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 93,765

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. by Essendon
Score: 12.14.86 - 15.6.96

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 3 . 4 3 . 5 7 . 9 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
Essendon 6 . 1 10 . 5 13 . 6 15 . 6 15 . 6 (96)
Margin ESSE by 15 ESSE by 42 ESSE by 33 ESSE by 10 ESSE by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Peter Pianto (Geelong), John Coleman (Essendon)
Captains: Graham Farmer (Geelong), Ken Fraser (Essendon)
Vice-Captains: unknown (Geelong), Johnny Birt (Essendon)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: J. Crouch

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Barr, Alan ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Closter, Wayne ? ? 0 0 22 21 1 6 0 1 1
9 Devine, John ? ? 0 0 14 14 0 3 0 5 3
16 Eales, Colin ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0
5 Farmer, Graham (c) ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 4 16 1 3
35 Goggin, Bill ? ? 0 2 13 11 2 1 0 4 1
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 23 21 2 4 0 4 0
4 Lord, Alistair ? ? 3 3 21 17 4 1 0 3 5
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 3 0 0 4
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 2 1 12 10 2 6 0 0 0
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 2 0 14 10 4 7 28 2 0
36 Polinelli, Tony ? ? 0 2 15 14 1 1 0 1 3
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 4 0 0 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 2 0 22 20 2 9 4 0 2
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 1 2 22 17 5 6 2 1 2
20 Teasdale, Alan ? ? 0 0 7 6 1 2 0 1 0
8 Vinar, Paul ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 2 3 0 3
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 2 4 11 10 1 3 0 0 1
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 14 12 2 4 0 1 3
31 West, Roy ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 2 0 0 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 12 14 279 237 42 68 53 25 34

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
11 Birt, Johnny (vc) ? ? 2 1 21 20 1 3 0 2 3
18 Brown, Greg ? ? 0 0 8 7 1 1 0 3 2
1 Clarke, Jack ? ? 3 1 20 14 6 4 0 2 3
32 Davis, Barry ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 6 0 1 1
29 Egan, Kevin ? ? 0 0 22 16 6 5 0 5 1
28 Epis, Alec ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 1 0
20 Fordham, Ted ? ? 2 2 9 7 2 4 0 1 0
27 Forsyth, Jim ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 Fraser, Ken (c) ? ? 1 0 32 26 6 10 0 5 1
17 Gerlach, Darryl ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 2 0 2 0
6 Gosper, Geoff ? ? 1 1 14 12 2 3 0 1 0
24 McKenzie, Don ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 6 22 2 3
31 Mitchell, Hugh ? ? 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
10 Noonan, Alan ? ? 0 0 7 7 0 3 2 0 0
7 Payne, Charlie ? ? 0 0 18 18 0 8 5 2 2
3 Payne, Ian ? ? 2 0 12 10 2 0 0 1 1
35 Pryor, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 12 0 4 0 0 0
5 Shaw, David ? ? 3 1 20 19 1 4 1 1 2
19 Somerville, John ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 5
22 Williams, John ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 4 4 2 1
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 15 6 267 233 34 69 37 34 25

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s